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Seychelles Bizzie Lizzie

Impatiens gordonii

Also called Wild Balsam, Seychelles Busy Lizzy

Seychelles Bizzie Lizzie
Photo: Magnus Manske (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0
Family
Balsaminaceae (Balsamin family)
Grows as
Shrub
Safety
Not toxic to cats or dogs (ASPCA).
Native range
Seychelles (Mahé)
Climate
wet tropical

About

Impatiens gordonii also known as the Seychelles bizzie lizzie is a species of flowering plant in the family Balsaminaceae. It is critically endangered.

There is a species action plan.

Other Impatiens plants

Stemless Balsam · Impatiens arguta · Paleyellow touch-me-not · Impatiens auricoma · Balfour's touch-me-not · Spotted snapweed · Impatiens bicolor · Impatiens bokorensis · Jewelweed · Heart Leaf Balsam · Tree Dwelling Balsam · Impatiens denisonii

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Impatiens gordonii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

Pet safety from the ASPCA toxic and non-toxic plant lists.

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